Aleppo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1330
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$134
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$213
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$69.1
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
17
99
😀 Quality of life
26
75
🏙️ Population
2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8567th and 4971st ($524 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Syria and China, respectively. Check Syria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Aleppo compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Aleppo ranked 2nd best city to live in Syria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8946th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Aleppo vs Shanghai

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Aleppo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.36
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$122
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.37%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$298
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.98
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.42
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.7
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3127
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$597
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$552
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$585
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$547
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$622
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$571
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$569
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$539
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$618
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$591
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$446
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$344
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$449
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$600
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$560
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$385
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$492
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$599
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$625
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$621
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$761
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$654
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$721
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$842
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$830
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$597
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$598
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1106
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$1005
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$769
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$743
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1353
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$580
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$675
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$675
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$684
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1380

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765